William Alexander Graham
| William A. Graham | |
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Confederate States Senator from North Carolina |
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In office February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin G. Reade |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| 20th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
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In office August 2, 1850 – July 25, 1852 |
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| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | William B. Preston |
| Succeeded by | John P. Kennedy |
| 30th Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office January 1, 1845 – January 1, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | John M. Morehead |
| Succeeded by | Charles Manly |
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United States Senator from North Carolina |
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In office November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Strange |
| Succeeded by | William Haywood |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
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In office 1833–1840 |
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William Alexander Graham September 5, 1804 Lincolnton, North Carolina, US |
| Died | August 11, 1875 (aged 70) Saratoga Springs, New York, US |
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Whig (Before 1860) Constitutional Union (1860–1861) Democratic (1861–1865; 1868–1875) National Union (1865–1868) |
| Spouse(s) | Susannah Sarah Washington Graham |
| Children | Ten children |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 – August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a Senator later in the Confederate States Senate from 1864 to 1865, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and U.S. Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852, under President Millard Fillmore. He was the Whig Party nominee for vice-president in 1852 on a ticket with General Winfield Scott.
Graham was born at Vesuvius Furnace near Lincolnton, North Carolina. His Scots-Irish grandfather James Graham (1714–1763) was born in Drumbo, County Down, Northern Ireland and settled in Chester County in the Province of Pennsylvania. William A. Graham graduated from Pleasant Retreat Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Dialectic Society. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, and commenced practice in Hillsborough.
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